As a Canadian, when in Fort Lauderdale this March, i got a taste of what you all seem to go through with medical help when I had a 3 day stay involving cat scans and MRIs, a private room with a personal shower, constant doctors and nurse visits, blood tests, great food, and more. There were only 2 people in the ER when we arrived and I was seen by a doctor within minutes of arriving. My wife waited in the ER until they decided to admit me as I had a 'tiny' stroke. She said 2-3 people came in for a 'quote' and left as they had no insurance and it would have been too expensive for them. Scary.
I have no idea what this all cost as it all went to my Canadian company's employee insurance for coverage of anything not covered by our government medical coverage. My doc here guessed it would have been $200,000.
In Canada our medical system is far from perfect. Patients often can't find a seat in the ER and the wait time is decided by a triage nurse as to how serious your problem might be...you could be there for hours. There are not PRIVATE rooms, but our company insurance allows extra for two person rooms but the hospitals are usually so busy you have to stay in a ward of 4-6 patients. But when you leave you haven't had to take out a mortgage on your house to pay the bill as there isn't one. The drug prescription I had to get in FL cost $142 USD... the refill cost $30 CDN in Canada but was covered by the healthcare plan...and they paid me the $142 usd for the US prescription.
There was mention of a cardiac ablation treatment taking 10 days in the USA in this thread ... I had one in Canada in 2014 and was only an out patient...released that day...and all covered by our medical system...so I assume that poster had other complications. It's strange that most Canadians seem negative about healthcare here until they consider what it would cost in USA. Medicare doesn't come cheap here though...it's part of our annual income taxes which can be as much as 46%.